Hello Bonus Babies, Today we bring you our discussion about the live Exalted Essence playtest that happened during Onyx Pathcon. Monica and Rai break down prepping to run a game and a demo live, from MORE
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BXP 3×07 – We Can’t Brain Today
Hello Bonus Babies, This is the first of our unscripted hangout episodes, so enjoy us all over the place. Today’s topic is how to keep your brain going when you just, can’t. We talk about MORE
BXP 3×06 – Mechanics Are Inevitable
In today’s episode, Monica and Rai break down how all games have rules, and mechanics are just another tool in the game designer’s toolbox. We highlight some good examples and give some advice for choosing MORE
BXP 3×05 – Fellas, is it Gay to Play RPGS? Games with Queer Themes
In today’s episode we discuss traditional games with queer themes. We also helpfully define both what we mean by “traditional games” and “queer themes.” Rai gets to flex her literary theory knowledge and Monica gets MORE
BXP 3×04 – Character Death and Why It’s Not Great
In today’s episode Monica and Rai tackle the topic of killing people — err… characters. Yeah. Characters. We talk about why you should and shouldn’t include character death in your campaigns in a variety of MORE
BXP 3×03 – Bonus Inexperience: Dealing with Brand New People
While running, writing, or designing games you will probably have to contend with a rather surprising challenge: new people. This episode dives into a how-to discussion when it comes to making sure new folks don’t MORE
DwDnD#152 – Alex Kammer, GameholeCon, and The Borderlands
It’s time to get down with the Gamehole, the Borderlands, and the convention the Gamehole is named for. It’s Alex Kammer and he’s here to dish about everything him up to and including True Dungeon MORE
MMP#311 – When Encounters Go Wrong
Hey Folks. This week we’re exploring what happens when a situation goes sideways and you need to deal with it as a GM. It’s a deep dive on encounters gone wrong. Time Stamps 1:54 – MORE
DwDnD#144 – Teaching New Players
Get down with some new blood. That’s right. It’s about bringing in warm bodies and showing them the ropes. Chris and Shawn talk about teaching new players the game. http://misdirectedmark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/DwDD144.mp3Podcast: Play in new window MORE
DwDnD#143 – NPCs
Let’s get down with extras, supporting, flat, and round characters. It’s all about NPCs this week as we break down what you need to do to make them happen at the table in the most MORE